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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census metropolitan area of Trois-Rivières, Quebec 1

Map of Trois-Rivières, CMA (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Trois-Rivières

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Trois-Rivières, CMA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Trois-Rivières, CMA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
6
Nat. rank
27

In 2011, the population of Trois-Rivières census metropolitan area (CMA) was 151,773, representing a percentage change of 4.9% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CMAs of 7.4%.

In Trois-Rivières, the land area is 1,041.15 square kilometres with a population density of 145.8 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the national land area of 8,965,121.42 square kilometres with a population density of 3.7 persons per square kilometre. The land area of all CMAs is 92,648.98 square kilometres with 249.58 persons per square kilometre.

In total, there were 70,138 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Trois-Rivières in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 7.7%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Census subdivisions in the Trois-Rivières CMA

Table 1 Trois-Rivières CMA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Trois-Rivières V 131,338 126,293 A 4.0
Bécancour V 12,438 10,975 A 13.3
Yamachiche MÉ 2,787 2,760 1.0
Saint-Maurice PE 2,775 2,368 A 17.2
Champlain MÉ 1,664 1,566 6.3
Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes MÉ 591 553 6.9
Wôlinak IRI 180 198 A -9.1

Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or census agglomerations (CAs) in Quebec

Table 2 Quebec – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Montréal † CMA 3,824,221 3,635,556 A 5.2 2 1
Ottawa - Gatineau CMA 1,236,324 1,133,633 A 9.1 4 ···
Ottawa - Gatineau (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   314,501 286,831 A 9.6 ··· 3
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)   921,823 846,802 8.9 ··· 2
Québec † CMA 765,706 719,153 A 6.5 7 2
Sherbrooke CMA 201,890 191,410 A 5.5 19 4
Saguenay CMA 157,790 156,305 A 1.0 26 5
Trois-Rivières CMA 151,773 144,713 A 4.9 27 6
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CA 92,394 87,492 5.6 41 7
Drummondville CA 88,480 82,949 A 6.7 45 8
Granby CA 77,077 71,176 A 8.3 48 9
Saint-Hyacinthe CA 56,794 54,976 A 3.3 57 10
Shawinigan CA 55,009 56,408 A -2.5 60 11
Rimouski CA 50,912 48,918 A 4.1 62 12
Sorel-Tracy CA 47,772 46,595 A 2.5 64 13
Joliette CA 46,932 43,306 A 8.4 65 14
Victoriaville CA 46,354 43,195 A 7.3 66 15
Rouyn-Noranda CA 41,798 40,650 A 2.8 72 16
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CA 40,077 39,672 1.0 74 17
Saint-Georges CA 34,642 32,902 A 5.3 80 18
Val-d'Or CA 33,265 32,288 3.0 83 19
Alma CA 33,018 31,864 A 3.6 84 20
Baie-Comeau CA 28,789 29,674 A -3.0 88 21
Sept-Îles CA 28,487 27,827 2.4 89 22
Thetford Mines CA 27,968 28,110 A -0.5 91 23
Rivière-du-Loup CA 27,734 26,423 A 5.0 93 24
Matane CA 18,368 18,709 A -1.8 111 25
Campbellton CA 17,842 17,878 A -0.2 113 ···
Campbellton (New Brunswick part / partie du Nouveau-Brunswick)   14,520 14,816 A -2.0 ··· 7
Campbellton (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   3,322 3,062 8.5 ··· 30
Amos CA 17,090 17,176 A -0.5 118 26
Dolbeau-Mistassini CA 16,019 16,257 A -1.5 122 27
Lachute CA 12,551 11,832 6.1 137 28
Cowansville CA 12,489 12,182 A 2.5 139 29
Hawkesbury CA 12,128 12,267 -1.1 143 ···
Hawkesbury (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   1,577 1,398 12.8 ··· 31
Hawkesbury (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)   10,551 10,869 -2.9 ··· 43

Age and sex

Trois-Rivières – Age distribution

Chart C: Trois-Rivières - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Trois-Rivières - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Trois-Rivières – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 13.7% 14.5% 12.9%
15 to 64 67.0% 68.8% 65.3%
65 and over 19.4% 16.8% 21.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Trois-Rivières was 19.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 67.0% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.7%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Trois-Rivières – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Trois-Rivières – Population by broad age groups and sex, and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex Population
2011 2006 change % change
Both sexes
Total 151,775 144,840 6,935 4.8
0 to 14 20,720 21,420 -700 -3.3
15 to 64 101,660 98,965 2,695 2.7
65 and over 29,395 24,460 4,935 20.2
Males
Total 73,535 69,450 4,085 5.9
0 to 14 10,650 10,895 -245 -2.2
15 to 64 50,565 48,780 1,785 3.7
65 and over 12,320 9,775 2,545 26.0
Females
Total 78,240 75,390 2,850 3.8
0 to 14 10,065 10,520 -455 -4.3
15 to 64 51,090 50,185 905 1.8
65 and over 17,075 14,685 2,390 16.3

Trois-Rivières – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Trois-Rivières - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Trois-Rivières - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Trois-Rivières – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 151,775 73,535 78,240
0 to 4 years 7,175 3,715 3,455
5 to 9 years 6,470 3,325 3,150
10 to 14 years 7,075 3,610 3,460
15 to 19 years 9,200 4,600 4,600
20 to 24 years 9,825 4,950 4,875
25 to 29 years 9,195 4,725 4,470
30 to 34 years 9,140 4,710 4,430
35 to 39 years 7,765 3,930 3,835
40 to 44 years 8,615 4,250 4,365
45 to 49 years 11,695 5,725 5,970
50 to 54 years 12,960 6,320 6,640
55 to 59 years 12,255 5,980 6,270
60 to 64 years 11,025 5,385 5,635
65 to 69 years 9,135 4,325 4,810
70 to 74 years 6,590 3,000 3,595
75 to 79 years 5,395 2,280 3,110
80 to 84 years 4,370 1,655 2,720
85 to 89 years 2,615 780 1,835
90 to 94 years 975 235 745
95 to 99 years 275 50 230
100 years and over 40 5 35
Median age 45.7 43.9 47.2

Trois-Rivières – Median age2 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Trois-Rivières - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Trois-Rivières - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Trois-Rivières was 45.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 6 Canada, Quebec and Trois-Rivières – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Trois-Rivières 43.8 45.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families3 in Trois-Rivières was 42,130, which represents a change of 3.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Trois-Rivières, 46.7% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 36.4% were common-law-couples and 16.9% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Trois-Rivières - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Trois-Rivières - Census families by family structure

Trois-Rivières – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Quebec, Trois-Rivières – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name Total families Married-couple families Common-law-couple families Lone-parent families % change, census families, 2006 to 2011
number % number % number %
Canada † 9,389,695 6,293,950 67.0 1,567,905 16.7 1,527,840 16.3 5.5
Quebec † 2,203,625 1,143,370 51.9 694,750 31.5 365,515 16.6 3.9
Trois-Rivières 42,130 19,685 46.7 15,315 36.4 7,135 16.9 3.5

Trois-Rivières – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Trois-Rivières - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
6,060 (17.3%) 13,620 (38.9%) 7,675 (21.9%) 7,645 (21.8%)

Chart G description: Trois-Rivières - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census metropolitan area of Trois-Rivières, 39.2% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Among couples with children aged 24 and under at home in the census metropolitan area of Trois-Rivières, 81.3% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 18.7% were stepfamilies, in which there was at least one child was the biological or adopted child of only one married spouse or common-law partner. For Canada as a whole in 2011, 12.6% of couples with children aged 24 and under were stepfamilies.

Trois-Rivières – Marital status

Chart H: Trois-Rivières - Marital status

Chart H description: Trois-Rivières - Marital status

In Trois-Rivières, 54.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (30.9%) or living with a common-law partner (23.4%).

The remaining 45.7% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, Trois-Rivières – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Trois-Rivières Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 131,050 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 71,200 54.3 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 40,525 30.9 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 30,675 23.4 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 59,855 45.7 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 38,505 29.4 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 1,815 1.4 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 10,545 8.0 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 8,990 6.9 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Trois-Rivières – Types of private households

There were 70,140 private households4 in Trois-Rivières in 2011, a change of 7.6% from 2006. Of these, 19.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -6.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Quebec, Trois-Rivières – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type5 Trois-Rivières Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 70,140 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home6		 13,645 19.5 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home7		 20,990 29.9 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households8 6,925 9.9 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 25,740 36.7 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households9 285 0.4 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households10 2,555 3.6 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Trois-Rivières – Structural type of dwelling

In Trois-Rivières, 46.8% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 1.9% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Trois-Rivières – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Trois-Rivières Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 70,140 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 32,850 46.8 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 4,145 5.9 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 1,680 2.4 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 1,325 1.9 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 24,180 34.5 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 5,335 7.6 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house11 325 0.5 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling12 295 0.4 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Trois-Rivières – Mother tongue

Chart J: Trois-Rivières - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Trois-Rivières - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Trois-Rivières, 1.1% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 96.5% reported French only, and 1.8% reported only a non-official language, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 7.7% for English only, 78.1% for French only and 12.3% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 0.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 97.7% spoke only French and 0.9% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 9.8% for English only, 80.0% for French only and 7.1% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Trois-Rivières – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 149,710 100.0 149,715 100.0
English 1,655 1.1 985 0.7
French 144,535 96.5 146,335 97.7
Non-official language 2,645 1.8 1,300 0.9
Multiple responses 865 0.6 1,095 0.7
Table 12 Trois-Rivières – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention13
(in percentage)
Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis Complete retention; language spoken most often at home Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English 69.7 41.0 28.6
French 99.9 99.8 0.1
Non-official language 80.5 57.4 23.1

Trois-Rivières – Non-official languages

In Trois-Rivières, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.6%), Arabic (0.4%) and German (0.1%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Arabic (2.1%), Spanish (1.8%) and Italian (1.6%).

Table 13 Trois-Rivières – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Number Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
Spanish 910 31.1 0.6
Arabic 550 18.8 0.4
German 140 4.8 0.1
Atikamekw 90 3.1 0.1
Portuguese 90 3.1 0.1
Creoles 85 2.9 0.1
Greek 85 2.9 0.1
Chinese, n.o.s. 80 2.7 0.1
Swahili 80 2.7 0.1
Vietnamese 70 2.4 0.0

Trois-Rivières – Bilingualism

Table 14 Trois-Rivières – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups Mother tongue
Total English French Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total 28.2 88.8 27.3 36.4
0 to 19 18.6 86.3 18.0 20.7
20 to 44 42.3 87.4 41.8 42.0
45 to 64 25.6 90.5 24.6 40.0
65 and over 20.3 91.3 19.2 40.0
Table 15 Trois-Rivières – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 149,710 100.0
English only 190 0.1
French only 106,775 71.3
English and French 42,535 28.4
Neither English nor French 210 0.1

Symbols:

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not applicable
†
excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A
adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E
use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.


Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.
 

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